Sony DCR-SX30E Operating instructions

4-132-765-11(1)

Digital Video Camera Recorder

Operating Guide

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2009 Sony Corporation

DCR-SX30E/SX31E/SX40E/SX41E/

SX50E/SX60E

Table of contents

7

Getting started

9

Recording

13

Playback

17

Saving movies and photos

with a computer

21

Saving images with a DVD

writer, recorder

27

Making good use of your

camcorder

33

Additional information

42

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Read this first

Before operating the unit, please read this

manual thoroughly, and retain it for future

reference.

WARNING

To reduce fire or shock hazard, do not

expose the unit to rain or moisture.

Do not expose the batteries to

excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or

the like.

CAUTION

Battery pack

If the battery pack is mishandled, the

battery pack can burst, cause a fire or even

chemical burns. Observe the following

cautions.

Do not disassemble.

Do not crush and do not expose the battery

pack to any shock or force such as hammering,

dropping or stepping on it.

Do not short circuit and do not allow metal

objects to come into contact with the battery

terminals.

Do not expose to high temperature above 60°C

(140°F) such as in direct sunlight or in a car

parked in the sun.

Do not incinerate or dispose of in fire.

Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion

batteries.

Be sure to charge the battery pack using a

genuine Sony battery charger or a device that

can charge the battery pack.

Keep the battery pack out of the reach of small

children.

Keep the battery pack dry.

Replace only with the same or equivalent type

recommended by Sony.

Dispose of used battery packs promptly as

described in the instructions.

Replace the battery with the specified type

only. Otherwise, fire or injury may result.

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AC Adaptor

Do not use the AC Adaptor placed in a

narrow space, such as between a wall and

furniture.

Use the nearby wall outlet (wall socket)

when using the AC Adaptor. Disconnect

the AC Adaptor from the wall outlet (wall

socket) immediately if any malfunction

occurs while using your camcorder.

Even if your camcorder is turned off, AC

power source (mains) is still supplied to

it while connected to the wall outlet (wall

socket) via the AC Adaptor.

Notice for customers in the United

Kingdom

A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is

fitted to this equipment for your safety and

convenience.

Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to

be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the

supplied one and approved by ASTA or BSI

to BS1362 (i.e., marked with or mark)

must be used.

If the plug supplied with this equipment has

a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach

the fuse cover after you change the fuse.

Never use the plug without the fuse cover.

If you should lose the fuse cover, please

contact your nearest Sony service station.

FOR CUSTOMERS IN EUROPE

Notice for the customers in the countries

applying EU Directives

The manufacturer of this product is Sony

Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku

Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized

Representative for EMC and product safety

is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger

Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For

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any service or guarantee matters please

refer to the addresses given in separate

service or guarantee documents.

ATTENTION

The electromagnetic fields at the specific

frequencies may influence the picture and

sound of this unit.

This product has been tested and found

compliant with the limits set out in the

EMC Directive for using connection cables

shorter than 3 meters (9.8 feet).

Notice

If static electricity or electromagnetism

causes data transfer to discontinue midway

(fail), restart the application or disconnect

and connect the communication cable

(USB, etc.) again.

Disposal of Old Electrical

& Electronic Equipment

(Applicable in the European

Union and other European

countries with separate

collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its

packaging indicates that this product

shall not be treated as household waste.

Instead it shall be handed over to the

applicable collection point for the recycling

of electrical and electronic equipment.

By ensuring this product is disposed of

correctly, you will help prevent potential

negative consequences for the environment

and human health, which could otherwise

be caused by inappropriate waste handling

of this product. The recycling of materials

will help to conserve natural resources.

For more detailed information about

recycling of this product, please contact

your local Civic Office, your household

waste disposal service or the shop where

you purchased the product.

Disposal of waste batteries

(applicable in the European

Union and other European

countries with separate

collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the

packaging indicates that the battery

provided with this product shall not be

treated as household waste. By ensuring

these batteries are disposed of correctly,

you will help prevent potentially negative

consequences for the environment and

human health which could otherwise be

caused by inappropriate waste handling of

the battery. The recycling of the materials

will help to conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for safety,

performance or data integrity reasons

require a permanent connection with an

incorporated battery, this battery should

be replaced by qualified service staff only.

To ensure that the battery will be treated

properly, hand over the product at end-of-

life to the applicable collection point for

the recycling of electrical and electronic

equipment. For all other batteries, please

view the section on how to remove the

battery from the product safely. Hand the

battery over to the applicable collection

point for the recycling of waste batteries.

For more detailed information about

recycling of this product or battery, please

contact your local Civic Office, your

household waste disposal service or the

shop where you purchased the product.

For customers in the U.S.A.

If you have any questions about this

product, you may call:

Sony Customer Information Center

1-800-222-SONY (7669).

The number below is for the FCC related

matters only.

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Regulatory Information

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY

Model No.: DCR-SX40E, DCR-SX41E,

DCR-SX60E

Responsible Party:Sony Electronics Inc.

Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego,

CA 92127 U.S.A.

Telephone No.: 858-942-2230

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions: (1) This device

may not cause harmful interference,

and (2) this device must accept any

interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired

operation.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or

modifications not expressly approved in

this manual could void your authority to

operate this equipment.

Note

This equipment has been tested and found

to comply with the limits for a Class B

digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the

FCC Rules.

These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful

interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses, and

can radiate radio frequency energy and,

if not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does cause

harmful interference to radio or television

reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the

interference by one or more of the following

measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on

a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

The supplied interface cable must be used

with the equipment in order to comply with

the limits for a digital device pursuant to

Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

Battery pack

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the

following two conditions:

(1) This device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must

accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired

operation.

Supplied items

The numbers in ( ) are the supplied

quantity.

 AC Adaptor (1)

 Power cord (Mains lead) (1)

 A/V connecting cable (1) 

 USB cable (1) 

 Rechargeable battery pack NP-FH30 (1)

 CD-ROM “Handycam Application

Software” (1) (p

. 21)

“PMB” (software) including “PMB Guide”

“Handycam Handbook” (PDF)

 “Operating Guide” (This manual) (1)

See page 35 for “Memory Stick” media you can

use with this camcorder.

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Notes on use

Using the camcorder

The camcorder is not dustproofed, dripproofed

or waterproofed. See “Precautions” (p. 44).

Do not do any of the following when the

(Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 11) or

the access lamp (p. 35) are lit or flashing.

Otherwise, the recording media may be

damaged, recorded images may be lost or other

malfunctions could occur.

ejecting “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media

removing the battery pack or AC Adaptor

from the camcorder

When connecting your camcorder to another

device with a cable, be sure to insert the

connector plug in the correct way. Pushing the

plug forcibly into the terminal will damage the

terminal and may result in a malfunction of the

camcorder.

If you repeat recording/deleting images for

a long time, fragmentation of data occurs on

the recording media. Images cannot be saved

or recorded. In such a case, save your images

on some type of external media first, and then

perform [MEDIA FORMAT] (p

. 33).

The LCD screen is manufactured using

extremely high-precision technology, so over

99.99% of the pixels are operational for effective

use. However, there may be some tiny black

points and/or bright points (white, red, blue,

or green in color) that appear constantly on the

LCD screen. These points are normal results of

the manufacturing process and do not affect the

recording in any way.

On recording

Before starting to record, test the recording

function to make sure the image and sound are

recorded without any problems.

Compensation for the contents of recordings

cannot be provided, even if recording or

playback is not possible due to a malfunction of

the camcorder, recording media, etc.

TV color systems differ depending on the

country/region. To view your recordings on a

TV, you need a PAL system-based TV.

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Television programs, films, video tapes,

and other materials may be copyrighted.

Unauthorized recording of such materials may

be contrary to the copyright laws.

To prevent your image data from being lost,

save all your recorded images on external media

periodically. It is recommended that you save

the image data on a disc such as a DVD-R using

your computer. Also, you can save your image

data using a DVD writer, VCR, or DVD/HDD

recorder.

About changing the language setting

The on-screen displays in each local language

are used for illustrating the operating

procedures. Change the screen language before

u

sing the camcorder if necessary (p. 12).

About this manual

The images of the LCD screen used in this

manual for illustration purposes are captured

using a digital still camera, and therefore may

appear different from the actual images of the

LCD screen.

In this Operating Guide, the internal memory

of the camcorder and “Memory Stick PRO Duo”

media are called “recording media.”

In this Operating Guide, both “Memory Stick

PRO Duo” media and “Memory Stick PRO-HG

Duo” media are referred as “Memory Stick PRO

Duo” media.

You will find the “Handycam Handbook” (PDF)

on the supplied CD-ROM (p

. 41).

The screenshots are from Windows Vista. The

scenes may vary depending on the operating

system of the computer.

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Operation flow

Recording movies and photos (p. 13)

In the default settings, movies and photos are recorded on the

internal memory.

Y

ou can change the recording media (p. 34).

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Playing movies and photos (p. 17)

Playing movies and photos on your camcorder (p. 17)

Playing movies and photos on a connected TV (p. 20)

Saving movies and photos on a disc

Saving movies and photos with a computer (p. 21)

Creating a disc with a DVD wr

iter or recorder (p. 27)

Operating by the camcorder screen, you can create a disc and

play it back on DVDirect Express by connecting the dedicated

DVD writer, DVDirect Express (sold separately) to your

camcorder.

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Deleting movies and photos (p. 33)

You can free up recording space by deleting movies and photos

that you have saved on other media, from the internal memory.

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Table of contents

Read this first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Operation flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Getting started

Step 1: Charging the battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Charging the battery pack abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Changing the language setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Recording

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Recording and playing movies and photos easily

(Easy Handycam operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Playback

Playback on the camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Playing images on a TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Saving movies and photos with a computer

Preparing a computer (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

When using a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Creating a disc with one touch (One Touch Disc Burn) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Importing movies and photos to a computer (Easy PC Back-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Changing the destination drive or folder for movies and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Starting PMB (Picture Motion Browser) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Creating a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Copying a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Editing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Capturing photos from a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Saving images with a DVD writer, recorder

Creating a disc with the dedicated DVD writer, DVDirect Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Creating a disc with a DVD writer, etc., other than DVDirect Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Creating a disc with a recorder, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Making good use of your camcorder

Deleting movies and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Coping with shooting conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Changing the recording media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

To check the recording media settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Dubbing or copying movies and photos from the internal memory to

“Memory Stick PRO Duo” media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Customizing your camcorder with menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the HELP function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Getting detailed information from the “Handycam Handbook” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Additional information

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Screen indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Parts and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Getting started

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Getting started

Step 1: Charging the battery pack

You can charge the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (H series) after attaching it to your

camcorder.

You cannot attach any “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack other than the H series to your camcorder.

1

Turn off your camcorder by closing the LCD screen.

2

Attach the battery pack by sliding it in the direction of the arrow until it

clicks.

3

Connect the AC Adaptor and the power cord (mains lead) to your

camcorder and the wall outlet (wall socket).

Be sure that the  mark on the DC plug is facing down.

The CHG (charge) lamp lights up and charging starts. The CHG (charge) lamp turns off

when the battery pack is fully charged.

4

When the battery is charged, disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN

jack of your camcorder.

See page 47 on charging, recording and playing time.

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Battery pack

DC IN jack

DC plug

AC Adaptor

Power cord (Mains lead)

CHG lamp

To the wall outlet

(wall socket)

10

When your camcorder is on, you can check the approximate amount of remaining battery power with the

remaining battery indicator at the upper left on the LCD screen.

To remove the battery pack

Close the LCD screen. Slide the BATT (battery) release lever  and remove the battery pack

.

To use a wall outlet (wall socket) as a power source

Make the same connections as “Step 1: Charging the battery pack.”

Notes on the battery pack and the AC Adaptor

When you remove the battery pack or disconnect the AC Adaptor, close the LCD screen and make sure

that the

(Movie)/ (Photo) lamps (p. 11) are turned off.

Do not short-circuit the DC plug of the AC Adaptor or battery terminal with any metallic objects. This

may cause a malfunction.

In the default setting, the power turns off automatically if you leave your camcorder without any

operation for about 5 minutes, to save battery power ([A.SHUT OFF]).

Charging the battery pack abroad

You can charge the battery pack in any countries/regions using the AC Adaptor supplied with

your camcorder within the AC 100 V - 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz range.

Do not use an electronic voltage transformer.

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Getting started

Step 2: Turning the power on, and setting the

date and time

1

Open the LCD screen of your camcorder.

Your camcorder is turned on.

To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is open, press POWER.

2

Select the desired geographical area with

/ , then touch [NEXT].

To set the date and time again, touch (HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [CLOCK/ LANG] 

[CLOCK SET]. When an item is not on the screen, touch

/ until the item appears.

3

Set [SUMMERTIME], date and time, then touch

.

The clock starts.

If you set [SUMMERTIME] to [ON], the clock advances 1 hour.

The date and time does not appear during recording, but they are automatically recorded on the

recording media, and can be displayed during playback. To display the date and time, touch

(HOME)



(SETTINGS)  [VIEW IMAGES SET]  [DATA CODE]  [DATE/TIME]  



.

You can turn off the operation beeps by touching

(HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [SOUND/DISP

SET]  [BEEP]  [OFF] 

  .

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(Movie): To record movies

(Photo): To record photos

POWER button

Touch the button on the

LCD screen.

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To turn off the power

Close the LCD screen. The (Movie) lamp flashes for a few seconds and the power is turned

off.

You can turn off your camcorder also by pressing POWER.

When [POWER ON BY LCD] (p

. 39) is set to [OFF], turn off your camcorder by pressing POWER.

Changing the language setting

You can change the on-screen displays to show messages in a specified language.

Touch

(HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [CLOCK/ LANG]  [ LANGUAGE SET]

 a desired language 

  .

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POWER button

Recording

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Recording

Recording movies

In the default setting, movies are recorded on the

internal memory (p. 34).



Fasten the grip belt.



Open the lens cover.



Open the LCD screen of your camcorder.

Your camcorder is turned on.

To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open, press POWER (p. 11).

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Press START/STOP to start recording.

To stop recording, press START/STOP again.

You can magnify images with the power zoom lever. Move the power zoom lever slightly for a

slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.

If you close the LCD screen during recording, the camcorder stops recording.

See page 47 on the recordable time of movies.

When a movie file exceeds 2 GB, the next movie file is created automatically.

Y

ou can change the recording media (p. 34).

Y

ou can change the recording mode of movies (p. 39).

[

STEADYSHOT] is set to [ON] in the default setting.

To adjust the angle of the LCD panel, first open the LCD panel 90 degrees to the camcorder , and then

adjust the angle . If you rotate the LCD panel 180 degrees to the lens side , you can record movies/

photos in mirror mode.

You can increase the zooming level by using the digital zoom. Set the zooming level by touching

(HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [MOVIE SETTINGS]  [DIGITAL ZOOM]  the desired setting



  .

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Power zoom lever

Wide Telephoto

[STBY]  [REC]

START/STOP button

 90 degrees (max.)

 180 degrees (max.)

 90 degrees to the camcorder

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Recording

Shooting photos

In the default setting, photos are recorded on the internal memory (p. 34).



Open the lens cover.



Open the LCD screen of your camcorder.

Your camcorder is turned on.

To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open, press POWER (p. 11).



Press MODE to turn on the (Photo) lamp.

The aspect ratio of the screen becomes 4:3.

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Press PHOTO lightly to adjust the focus, then press it fully.

When disappears, the photo is recorded.

Move the power zoom lever slightly for a slower zoom. Move it further for a faster zoom.

You can check the recordable number of photos on the LCD screen (p. 49).

To change the image size, touch

(HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [PHOTO SETTINGS] 

[

IMAGE SIZE]  a desired setting    .

You cannot record photos while

is displayed.

Recording and playing movies and photos easily (Easy Handycam

operation)

Simply press EASY.

To cancel Easy Handycam operation, press EASY again after you finish recording, or menu

operations. During Easy Handycam operation, you can set basic options, such as changing

the image size or deleting images, among the setting and adjustment items. Other items are

set automatically.

When Easy Handycam operation is started, nearly all menu settings are reset to the default settings

automatically. (Some menu items retain the settings that were made before Easy Handycam

operation.)



Flashes  Lights up

Power zoom lever

Wide Telephoto

appears during Easy Handycam operation mode.

Playback

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Playback

Playback on the camcorder

In the default setting, movies and photos on the internal memory are played (p. 34).

Playing movies



Open the LCD screen of your camcorder.

Your camcorder is turned on.

To turn on your camcorder when the LCD screen is already open, press POWER (p. 11).



Touch (VIEW IMAGES).

The VISUAL INDEX screen appears after some seconds.



Touch the (Movie) tab   a desired movie .

1:12:34

1-1-2009

1/2

INT.MEMORY

 appears with the movie or photo that was most recently played or recorded. If you touch the

movie or photo with

, you can continue playback from the previous time. ( appears on the

photo recorded on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media.)



(VIEW IMAGES)

To the index screen of

scenes by a certain interval

(Film Roll Index)

To the index screen of

face scenes (Face Index)

To return to

recording mode

To the list of recording

dates

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Your camcorder starts playing the selected movie.

When playback from the selected movie reaches the last movie, the screen returns to the VISUAL

INDEX screen.

Touch

/ during pause to play back movies slowly.

As you repeat touching

/ during playback, movies are played as fast as about 5 times 

about 10 times  about 30 times  about 60 times.

You can turn on or off the on-screen display by pressing DISP located on the panel behind the LCD

panel.

The recording date, time, and shooting conditions are recorded automatically during recording.

This information is not displayed during recording, but you can display it during playback by

touching

(HOME)  (SETTINGS)  [VIEW IMAGES SET]  [DATA CODE]  a

desired setting 

  .

To adjust the sound volume of movies

While playing back movies, touch  adjust with /  .

You can adjust the sound volume from the OPTION MENU (p. 37).

Viewing photos

Touch the (Photo) tab   a desired photo  on the VISUAL INDEX screen.



OPTION MENU

To fast-forward

To pause/play

Volume adjustment

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Playback

Your camcorder displays the selected photo.

You can zoom in the photo by moving the power zoom lever while viewing photos (PB ZOOM). If you

touch a point in the PB ZOOM frame, the point comes to the center in the frame.

When viewing photos recorded on “Memory Stick PRO Duo” media,

(playback folder) appears on

the screen.



To start/stop slide show

To the VISUAL

INDEX screen

OPTION MENU

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Playing images on a TV

Connect your camcorder to the input jack of a TV or VCR using the A/V connecting cable

 or an A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO . Connect your camcorder to the wall

outlet (wall socket) u

sing the supplied AC Adaptor for this operation (p. 10). Refer also to the

instruction manuals supplied with the devices to be connected.

 A/V connecting cable (supplied)

Connecting to another device via the A/V jack using an A/V connecting cable.

 A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (sold separately)

When connecting to another device via the S VIDEO jack, by using an A/V connecting cable

with an S VIDEO cable (sold separately), higher quality images can be produced than with an

A/V connecting cable. Connect the white and red plugs (left/right audio) and the S VIDEO plug

(S VIDEO channel) of the A/V connecting cable with an S VIDEO cable (sold separately). The

yellow plug connection is not necessary. Connecting only the S VIDEO plug will not output

audio.



Set the input selector of the TV to the input your camcorder will be

connected to.

For details, refer to the instruction manuals supplied with the TV.



Connect your camcorder to a TV with the A/V connecting cable (,

supplied) or an A/V connecting cable with S VIDEO (, sold separately).

Connect your camcorder to the input jack of the TV.



Play back movies and photos on your camcorder (p. 17).

You can set the aspect ratio according to the connected TV (wide/4:3) by touching (HOME) 

(SETTINGS)  [OUTPUT SETTINGS]  [TV TYPE]  [16:9] or [4:3]    .



A/V Remote Connector

IN

VIDEO

AUDIO

VCRs or TVs

S VIDEO

(Yellow) (White) (Red)

(Yellow)

:Signal flow

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